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dedeedae— always late
angalaa unga— shell without hermit crab
biiki— pig
hai dahadaha— manta ray
hagadahi— once
daubigi— sap, gum
balangi— yellowfin tang
digi— not yet
Matuketuke— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
moi aw— nurse shark
wede— tie
lodo— spouse
gau lama lau hala— roof thatch rafter (made of pandanus leaf)
hagamodu— make a decision
lehu— ash(es)
ee hia— how many
lohoma— bench
madagiu— spinecheek species
madapua— pond
mada— an end
manu gai me mada— crow
geli— dig
imu mee gai— vegetable oven
hagagaabulu— sink or submerge (purposefully)
madagu— scared
telai— Hatchet
aahee— where? which?
moigaga— a fiber of coconut husk
tuwaime— other
akai dala dala— white and purple flower plant
heleheu— pandanus fruit
dene— then
daa duugaha— beating soaked coconut husk
nia ika— group of fish
Di Tuu— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
ti u hiwa— fish spine
houhou— Bark
na\n— cocounut leaves that look like white tissue, used for wrapping
dedeedohu— never enough
llomi\n— grasp or hold tight
gawa ua— water-spout
aade— clear
haige— wrong
mowakai— brown booby
hagatii— slide (something)
malungi— arc-eye hawkfish; black-sided hawkfish; whitespot hawkfish
hagapaa— avoid; take shelter
dedeeloaa— unable to, not up to the task
hagagonigoni— rock back and forth
halase— blue
bigi— paste
duge— part of, fraction of
hanau— give birth
donu— correct; true; straight; to realize, to understand
daa— violet squirrel fish
gala— goatfish species
whele— hot
gonu hagalimalima— be somewhat fast
homo\n— coconut tree with no coconuts
damanah— thick
Pungupungu— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
Matiro— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
madabiabia— six-blotch hind
tube— crab
tai— tide
hadu— sander
matangi— wind
diumada— rainbow
dangada hai buubuu— sorcerer
beke— butterfly
Torongahai— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
kana— convex; bag net of a hand net
bulu luuluu ngudu— tooth brush
gingeia— north
modogoia— alone
Di Udua Damana— place name on Kapinga outer reef
bala— bow one's head; hide
gohu— smoke
lala— heat up
bulu ngame— brown marbled grouper
tu— belt
buu kene— white shell
Di Wawa— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
daadaa— hew
biiki— boar
tau lamu— mosquito season
hagahiwa— to make a total nine
kapeme— smart
boo anaahi— last night
dohi niu— to strip up coconut trunk (for house frame)
di tane madua— adult man
llamu daadaa— Musky smell of sex
me-maaloo— centipede
hagamada— try
hagahaganoho— to seat (e.g., person's at a feast)
tangadamade— dead body
amu— speargun spear
labelabe— sea green wrasse; dragon wrasse
whelhe— burned
dedeegida— blind
gololangi— cloud
bulaga gonehaa— taro which is watery
teaa\n— Bench
whele— hot, be
tun— squaretail coral grouper
limalima— fast
togolua— second
leelee— talk
matana— claw
hagalengelenge— allow to ripen
Togo Manini— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
mmaga— cast; fling
Togo O Lua— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
gadagada— laugh
libata— pale-lipped surgeonfish; whitespotted surgeonfish; ringtail surgeonfish; Achilles tang
hagadilikai— lie (tell untruth)
hagadoo— to drop
gono gulu— breadfruit flesh
soup— soup
dogo— stop
dada— red snapper
hagatoo— lazy
galunga— term for school of goat fish
hali— rope
tono golo— wash clothes
tuatanga— canoe part: float stringer
beebaa\n— book
eloko— a lot (many)
nogunogu— crumple
Mada Madangi— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
malae— sacred area
haangi— to sway, to swing
matapua— flower of the pua tree
hana— leave
huogodo dogorua— both
dingudu— mouth
loi niu— coconut leaf
hagamene— to gratify
hagamaluu di libogo— to put coconut cream or pomade on hair
Togo Bale— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
doo aga— to get out of a canoe
tingi— stove
golooloo luumada— bunch of drinking coconuts
tabu— week
di gaula\n— they
memaloo— centipede
haahi— tear
deegida— blind
gaugau— wash self
tala— to wear
tai— shallow ocean
balua— enormous, excessive
hagabuhi— boring
huu— ancient chant
libog— head
amu— bullet
dogolia— dirty
maulungi— nurse shark
hidu lau— seven hundred
uu duaaniu— native broom made of coconut palm frond spine
huogodo— all
dama lligi— young children
manu dahongo— brown noddy
iwi dui gi di lima— hande needle
waahei— exchange
hau— make
haabai— to carry a canoe half lifting, carry in one's arms
hulu hana— go
dagaala— lower abdomen
gubu— verse (e.g. of bible)
hagahinihini— to tangle up
dagilogo— many for each
malau— crowned squirrelfish; samurai squirrelfish; smallmouth squirrelfish
leduge— yellowtail coris
hongi— sniff
dela— there
buakai— story
dogi lodo wai— pick axe
ulu— clawed lobster species
hale gaulama— hut
hagahagahula— swelling periodically
hale bagaigee— spider web
wedi— empty
goloo mai dai.— European goods
mahana— heat (v)
lima dulii— little finger
madanga holu— ten
tu aidina lagau— body of a tree
Di Awa— channel that connects lagoon to ocean (Kapingamarangi has one of these)
madabunih— somewhat slow
goe donu!— you're right
hole— peel by hand
duu hingahinga— poorly balanced
hagabau— to calculate; to guess
humalia— better
golua— you (two)
baalangi— European; American
cockgalegoo— rooster sound
tua gee— turtle shell
hoehoe— flower of the Clerodendrum inerme

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